In past history popularly elected governments have been no better and sometimes far worse than overt tyrannies.

If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

It’s scary telling someone you care about, someone you love who you really are.

Never underestimate the fury of an angry mother, Caspar. They're the most vicious creatures in the world.

I've gotten to where my hair is like my onstage prop; I need to hide behind it and throw it around - it's my slo-mo effect.

God will give you no more than you can handle.

Heraldry has been contemptuously termed 'the science of fools with long memories.'

Merit and knowledge will not gain hearts, though they will secure them when gained.

If the hill has its own name, then it's probably a pretty tough hill.

I'm a pessimist. But I'm a pessimist with a sense of responsibility.

Can you imagine a silence so desperate to be heard?

The best advice I can give is to ignore advice. Life is too short to be distracted by the opinions of others.